Health sector lost 524 days per 1,000 workers due to illness, finds report

Health sector workers are most likely to be off due to work-related illness, it has emerged.

It was blamed for the health sector losing 524 days per 1,000 workers between 2008 and 2014.

The number of days lost in health is ahead of the other sectors examined: Transport (507); agriculture, forestry and fishing (358); industry (351); and was lowest in construction (313).